Grammar and Presentation Skills Quiz

A stage in the writing process that focuses on technical details, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and factual accuracy.

A collection of seven principles that guide effective communication, including Completeness, Clarity, Courtesy, Correctness, Concreteness, Conciseness, and Coherence.

Providing all necessary information for a clear understanding and informed decisions.

Ensuring the message is easily understood without ambiguity or confusion.

Showing respect, politeness, and professionalism in interactions with others.

Ensuring accuracy in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and factual information presented.

Using specific facts and evidence for credibility and believability.

Conveying the message with brevity, without unnecessary details or information.

A type of font that has small decorative details at the ends of letters (serifs) for better readability. Used for large blocks of text.

A type of font that lacks the decorative details found in serif fonts. Usually used for titles or headings to give a clean and modern look.

Enhancing images by adjusting brightness, contrast, or color for clarity or emphasis without changing the core information.

Using images in your work to add interest, support your claims, and to tell a compelling story.

The craft of arranging text in a way that is readable, clear, and easy on the eye, considering fonts, size, spacing, and emphasis.

The visual style of letters and text, including features like bold, italics, and font type. Influences the overall feel of a document.

The process of adding visual elements to a document for better understanding and engagement, such as charts, graphs, or pictures.

Maintaining the original meaning and integrity of a document while editing for clarity and conciseness.

Knowing who your audience is a critical step in technical communication, ensuring your message resonates with them and achieves its purpose.

By understanding the goal of your technical document, you can choose the appropriate language, structure, and format to effectively convey your message.

The way a technical document is organized and presented—including its structure, format, and layout.

A genre is a recognized and established form of communication used within a particular field or group. It provides a framework for delivering information effectively and efficiently.

The overall design and visual appearance of a technical document, including aspects like typography, layout, and use of visuals.

The writing style and tone adopted in a technical document to ensure clarity, conciseness, and readability.

Before releasing a technical document, it's important to check for errors, ensuring clarity and accuracy of content, language, and presentation.

The process of preparing, writing, and reviewing a technical document, ensuring it meets its purpose and effectively communicates with its target audience.

The size of a font is measured in points (pt).

The visual weight of letters should be considered; don't overwhelm the reader with excessively large headers.

Emphasize important information using boldface text, as it provides a clear visual cue to the reader.

Special formatting, like large and small caps, can be used for specific terms like 'corollary,' 'definition,' 'theorem,' 'rule,' and 'proposition.'

Always use visuals when they clarify information and are needed for the document's purpose.

Integrate visuals into the text (refer to them beforehand), use consistent labeling (Caption=Number + title) with appropriate captions.

Ensure visuals are easy to read in grayscale because they might need to be printed or shared in black and white.

Avoid distorting data by manipulating the x-axis to make differences seem larger than they actually are.

A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks either a subject or a verb, or both. For example: "Testing the specimen carefully with high levels of precision." This lacks a verb and a complete thought.

A misplaced modifier is a phrase or clause that is placed incorrectly in a sentence, leading to confusion or ambiguity. For example: "Ignorance of science is a phenomenon in society that must be destroyed." The phrase "in society" is misplaced, making it seem like ignorance is being destroyed in society instead of ignorance of science being a phenomenon in society.

The active voice emphasizes the doer of the action. For example: "The scientist tested the specimen." The passive voice emphasizes the action itself or the recipient of the action. For example: "The specimen was tested by the scientist."

Verb agreement errors occur when the verb in a sentence does not match the subject in number. For example: "The implant, along with its associated circuits, were inserted." The subject is singular ("implant"), but the verb is plural ("were").

Pronoun agreement errors occur when a pronoun does not agree with its antecedent (the noun it replaces) in number or gender. For example: "Each person must replace his or her badge." The pronoun "his or her" agrees with the singular antecedent "person."

Pronoun reference errors occur when a pronoun does not clearly refer to its antecedent. For example: "The coolant leak impaired the CPU’s heat dissipation, resulting in an erroneous reading at the most critical part of the process. This had a cascading effect on the system." The pronoun "This" doesn't have a clear antecedent.

Proper nouns are specific names for people, places, or things. They are always capitalized. For example: Albert Einstein, Ohio, Buddhism, First Street, Adidas, Star Wars.

Capitalize titles of printed works, such as books, articles, films, software, and trademarks. For example: "The Great Gatsby", "Star Wars", "Microsoft Word", "Adidas".

A timeline pattern organizes information in a sequential order, highlighting events or steps in a process. It's useful for presenting historical accounts, project timelines, or explaining a series of actions.

The spatial pattern helps understand the relationships between objects or locations in physical space. It's ideal for describing geographical areas, architectural layouts, or the organization of physical elements.

The general-to-specific pattern builds understanding by first providing an overall overview and then gradually introducing detailed information. This pattern is effective for explaining complex concepts or introducing new topics.

The more to less important pattern prioritizes information by presenting the most crucial points first. This pattern ensures that the audience grasps the key takeaways immediately and helps maintain focus.

The comparison and contrast pattern analyzes the similarities and differences between two or more subjects. It's effective when showcasing alternatives, advantages, disadvantages, or different approaches.

The classification or partition pattern organizes information into categories based on a single unifying principle. This pattern is helpful for categorizing information, grouping concepts, or defining distinct types.

The problem-methods-solution pattern presents a problem, outlines possible solutions, and then explains the chosen solution. This pattern is ideal for demonstrating the logic of a project, resolving conflicts, or explaining a decision-making process.

The cause and effect pattern explores links between events or phenomena. It examines what triggers an event (cause) and the resulting consequences (effect). This pattern is useful for explaining historical events, scientific phenomena, or personal experiences.